Appendix E: Using the Adaptec Flash Utility ● 99Creating the Firmware Floppy DisksNote: You will need at least two bootable MS-DOS floppy disks to complete this task.You can’t create a bootable floppy disk using Windows 2000.To create the firmware floppy disks:1 Create a bootable MS–DOS floppy disk and copy these files to it:● AFU.exe● Axxxx01.ufiwhere xxx is the model number of your controller.Note: Most controller model numbers have a suffix (for example Adaptec 4800SAS). Checkthat the .ufi file is the correct file for your controller before copying.2 Create additional bootable MS–DOS floppy disks and copy each additional Axxxx0x.ufifile to a separate floppy disk. (Some RAID controllers have two UFI files; some have four.Each goes onto its own floppy disk.)3 To use a menu-based AFU, see the following section.To run the AFU from the command line, see page 100.Running the Menu-based AFUNote: You can also run the AFU from the command line (see page 100).To run the menu-based AFU:1 Shut down your operating system and reboot to DOS from a bootable MS-DOS floppydisk or from a DOS partition on a bootable drive. (You can use a disk drive connected tothe controller you are updating.)2 At the DOS command prompt, type AFU with no arguments.The AFU’s main menu is displayed.3 Select Select Controllers, then select the Adaptec RAID controller(s) to be flashed.To update multiple RAID controllers in the same system, update the boot controller’s flashfirst, restart the computer, then update the flash for the remaining controllers.4 Select Select an Operation.5 Choose the operation you want, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete thetask:● Update—Updates all the flash components on a RAID controller with the flash imagedata from the UFI file.● Save—Reads the contents of a RAID controller’s flash components and saves the datato a UFI file, which you can use to restore a RAID controller’s flash if required.● Verify—Reads the contents of a RAID controller’s flash components and compares itto the contents of the specified UFI file.● Version—Displays version information about a RAID controller’s flash components.● List—Lists all supported RAID controllers detected on your system.
